Payment & Communication API Integration

Payment & Communication API Integration

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Course Overview

This course provides in-depth knowledge and practical skills for integrating Payment Gateways (e.g., PayPal, Stripe, Flutterwave, MPesa) and Communication APIs (e.g., Twilio, WhatsApp Business API, SMTP, SMS) into applications. It focuses on secure transactions, messaging flows, and real-world integration techniques.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the architecture of payment and communication APIs.

  2. Set up developer environments with appropriate keys and tokens.

  3. Integrate and test payment solutions such as Stripe, MPesa, and Flutterwave.

  4. Implement communication flows using Twilio, WhatsApp, and SMS APIs.

  5. Handle webhooks, callbacks, and asynchronous events.

  6. Ensure security and compliance in API communication (e.g., HTTPS, token handling, rate limiting).

  7. Troubleshoot common integration issues.

Target Audience

  • Software developers and technical teams working on web/mobile applications

  • IT consultants managing e-commerce or CRM integrations

  • System integrators looking to automate payments and communication workflows

Course Outline

Day 1: API Foundations

  • RESTful APIs and JSON structure

  • Authentication methods (API Key, OAuth2)

  • Rate limiting and best practices

  • Tools: Postman, Insomnia, cURL

Day 2: Payment API Integration

  • Overview of popular gateways: Stripe, Flutterwave, MPesa, PayPal

  • Accepting and confirming payments

  • Managing subscriptions and invoices

  • Implementing callbacks and webhook listeners

Tools & Technologies

  • Postman, Node.js/PHP/Python (based on student preference)

  • Webhooks and tunnel services (e.g., Ngrok)

  • Firebase/Firestore or MySQL for backend logic

  • GitHub for version control

Tools & Technologies

  • Postman, Node.js/PHP/Python (based on student preference)

  • Webhooks and tunnel services (e.g., Ngrok)

  • Firebase/Firestore or MySQL for backend logic

  • GitHub for version control

Certification

  • Certificate of Completion provided

  • Evaluation based on project submission or live demo

Materials Provided

  • API documentation templates

  • Sample integration code (GitHub repo access)

  • Access to sandbox environments

  • Integration checklist and testing plan

Additional Info

  • Custom sessions available for fintech, healthtech, or edtech teams.

  • Available as part of enterprise onboarding programs.

  • Participants should have basic programming knowledge (JavaScript, PHP, or Python recommended).

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